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The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) is a national body that provides budgetary support to young researchers, aiming to build research capacity in Thailand. In the Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Songkhla provinces of South Thailand, the TRF runs a programme called ‘Alternative Activity Research’ (AAR). This programme aims to support women and children who have been affected [...]
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Thailand Research Fund – Alternative Activity Research (AAR)
All People Development Centre (APEC)
Siraha is one of the districts of Terai that has been greatly impacted by the ten-year long Maoist armed conflict, the Madheshi movement and the various armed groups operating in the region. Over the course of the conflict more than 100 armed groups have operated in the Terai demanding greater respect for Madhesh people. They [...]
Youth Peace Club And Careers Training
Beginning in 2007, ARF-Pattani have been running a peace training program in 36 schools in the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwar. Students are taught about human rights and the importance of peace. Living in conflict zones, many of the students bring personal stories of lives affected by violence – many have lost a family [...]
Youth Council for Cross Border Cooperation
Youth Council for Cross Border Cooperation (YC4CBC) is a group of young activists and students from Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. This group of social entrepreneurs joined together during 2007 in the Kosovan municipality of Gjilan. They initially found funding from the East West Institute (EWI), and the focus of their activities is on promoting trust [...]
Peace Players International
Since 2002, Peace Players International (PPI-NI) has been working in Northern Ireland promoting peace & reconciliation between young people from different religious backgrounds. Peace Players International brings together young people from Catholic & Protestant backgrounds to create mixed basketball teams. It is hoped that through sport the participants will learn tolerance and respect for each [...]
Co-operation Ireland
Co-operation Ireland is a highly experienced peacebuilding organisation that has been working in Ireland, as well as across Europe, since 1979. Its mission is to “advance mutual understanding and respect by promoting practical co-operation between the people of Northern Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland.” The organisation works with a number of organisations, networks, [...]
Yakjah Reconciliation and Development Network
Yakjah is a Kashmiri word meaning ‘Together’. This initiative first started in 2002 as a group of Kashmiris, Hindu and Muslim based in New Delhi, who met for coffee on weekends. They discussed their personal experiences and perceptions of the conflict. Today the group has built a network of professionals from Kashmir, Jammu, Ladakh (Indian [...]
Human Welfare Organization Helpline
Human Welfare Organization Helpline (HWOH) is the brainchild of Javed Ahmed Tak, a paraplegic since 1999. Javed was shot in the spine by unidentified gunmen who were persuading him to join their ranks and become a militant. Javed’s refusal cost him his ability to walk. He was confined to bed and after major surgeries is [...]
Child Nurture and Relief (CHINAR)
Concern for children impacted by the violent conflict in Kashmir Valley, especially the need to mainstream and reintegrate orphans in the society was uppermost for a group of Kashmiri citizens. Some of them were based in the US. To address the gaps and address their concerns, they came up with the idea of starting a [...]
Centre for Peacebuilding and Reconciliation (CPBR)
CPBR aims to bridge divisions in Sri Lanka by creating networked peacebuilding groups in diverse areas of the country, simultaneously empowering communities to address their own needs and raising awareness of the similarity of such needs across the country’s ethnic boundaries. CPBR conducts workshops, dialogues, gatherings and camps on peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Through these [...]
